The man accused of killing a well-known real-estate developer in Brooklyn’s Hasidic community was sent to jail Thursday pending his next court hearing.

Kendel Felix, 26 years old, was charged with second-degree murder and second-degree kidnapping in the January death of Menachem Stark, 39.

Mr. Felix, dressed in a black jacket and bluejeans, didn’t enter a plea at Brooklyn Criminal Court. His defense attorney, David Jacobs, didn’t ask for bail but reserved the right to do so later. Mr. Felix was sent to jail and his next court hearing is scheduled for May 5th. Read More »

The next court date for the man who allegedly confessed to killing 6-year-old Etan Patz in 1979 has been pushed back to the middle of November as both the prosecution and defense continue their investigations into what is perhaps the city's most famous missing child case.

The next court appearance for Pedro Hernandez, 51 years old, of New Jersey, was rescheduled on Monday from Oct. 1 to November 15.

“The purpose of the adjournment is to allow all parties to continue with their investigations in a measured and fair manner,” Erin Duggan, spokeswoman for Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, wrote in a statement.

Hernandez’s defense attorney Harvey Fishbein confirmed that he had agreed to the delay. Read More »

Ann Pettway in an undated photo provided by the North Carolina Department of Correction.

A North Carolina woman has been charged with kidnapping in the snatching of a baby from a New York hospital 23 years ago, according to court documents.

In a criminal complaint Monday, federal prosecutors in Manhattan said Annugetta “Ann” Pettway admitted to federal agents that she took 19-day-old Carlina White from Harlem Hospital Center in August 1987 without consent. White was suffering from a fever and had been brought to her hospital by her parents, prosecutors said.

Pettway, who had difficulty having her own children and had several miscarriages, raised White as her own child, prosecutors said. She has been charged with a single count of kidnapping and is expected to appear in federal court in Manhattan later Monday. If convicted, Pettway faces 20 years to life in prison on the charge.

Robert Baum, Pettway’s lawyer, said he wants to “take a good look” at the circumstances surrounding her statements to federal agents before commenting on those statements. Baum said he doesn’t plan to seek bail for his client on Monday.

“She feels badly,” Baum said. “She’s very upset. She’s expressed concern about her family.” Baum said Pettway, who also has a teenage son, “understands the gravity of the charges.” Read More »